Graduate Certificate in Community Mental Health

Niagara College, Welland Campus, Niagara

Overview

This program is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of mental health care providers. Students in this program explore current issues and trends in mental health in Canada, best practices in nursing for providing optimal care to clients with diverse Mental Health disorders across the lifespan, legal and ethical aspects of mental health nursing and the interdisciplinary approach to Health Care

Graduates from this program can work in mental health organizations as mental health nurse, mental health counselors or mental health workers for providing health services to mentally ill patients. They can work in clinics, medical centers (focus on mental health), community agencies, hospitals, rehab centers, long term care and senior centers.